Random Thoughts
musings and more...
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Four Little Books of Wisdom: Ruskin Bond’s How to Series
Although intended for the young readers, these books have something to offer people of all ages. Of the several teach yourself books that I have browsed, flipped through or read seriously, these four…
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Two songs and the quest for meaning of life
Two Bengali songs, both composed by Salil Choudhary and both sung by the same legendary singer Hemant Kumar in his melodious voice reach to the heart… Song 1: Amay Prashn kore… “Amay prashn…
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Rabindranath Tagore: Gitanjali and more…
Who does not know Rabindranath Tagore [an English transliteration of ‘Thakur’]? The master storyteller, poet, painter-a polymath! ‘Gitanjali’ (Offering of songs), the collection of poems who’s English translation won him a Nobel.
